Very large freshwater mussel --dry box is 7-1/2 x 5" for scale--alive and well--returned immediately to same location after taking photos...
Private Davis Mountains Ranch. Exact location not specified.
Bright white or yellowish flowers on tall stalk. Leaves look grass-like. Open pine woodland with sweetgum, beautyberry, and blackberry.
Went to Cedar Ridge Preserve with master of sedges and grasses @anewman to look for the Hexalectris orchids.
Went to Cedar Ridge Preserve with master of sedges and grasses @anewman to look for the Hexalectris orchids.
10 days following mid-summer rain
Hardin County, Texas
Located on private, woodland property. Wild specimens. Observed over a two period. Last seen 4/21/2020. At present (April 2020) there are four separate plants growing within approximately twenty feet of each other.